Best known for a conspiracy theory that followed the alleged crash of a UFO in 1947 near Roswell. The crash is believed to be part of a military cover-up. Although you probably won’t see any aliens here. There’s a lot of beautiful historical sites that you can see instead. In order to make your trip planning as easy as possible, I’ve created my posts with all the information you will need to plan your trip. Listed below are the best things to do in Athens. Since I have visited all of these sites, I want to share them with you so that you can plan to see them too! If you aren’t sure how to plan your vacation. With over twenty-five years of experience planning vacations, I can design a personalized trip for you.
Humans have existed around here for an extremely long time. They left behind the largest concentration of petroglyphs in America, some date back as far as 1300 AD. There are cliff dwellings that date back to 1150 CE. You can wander through an incredible slot canyon or walk along the rim of an ancient volcano. You can even take a trip back in time as you follow the Santa Fe Trail and visit old forts that were used for trading between natives and the first settlers.